Thinking, Fast and Slow

Master your mind by distinguishing between intuitive reactions and logical analysis to identify the hidden mental shortcuts that shape your everyday decisions and judgments. * **Master System 1 and System 2** cognitive functions * **Identify common cognitive biases** in daily decision-making * **Reduce impulsive errors** through deliberate analytical thinking * **Improve judgment accuracy** by recognizing mental shortcuts

5 sections ยท 32 lessons

Course outline

Cognitive Architecture

  1. Two Mental Systems
  2. System 2 Laziness
  3. Mental Effort Limits
  4. Cognitive Ease
  5. Priming Effects

Mental Shortcuts

  1. Anchoring Effect
  2. Counter Anchoring
  3. Availability Heuristic
  4. Representativeness
  5. Conjunction Fallacy
  6. Question Substitution

Overconfidence Traps

  1. WYSIATI
  2. Confirmation Bias
  3. Base Rate Neglect
  4. Narrative Fallacy
  5. Hindsight Bias
  6. Illusion of Validity
  7. Expert Intuition
  8. Planning Fallacy

Loss and Gain

  1. Loss Aversion
  2. Reference Points
  3. Framing Effects
  4. Endowment Effect
  5. Sunk Cost Fallacy
  6. Probability Distortions
  7. Certainty Effect

Two Selves

  1. Two Selves
  2. Peak-End Rule
  3. Memory Dominance
  4. Focusing Illusion
  5. Well-Being Factors
  6. Hedonic Adaptation

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